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中国人最易犯错的30句英语

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1. I very like it 5 P3 X9 `( g1 q; P% A" j: v
I like it very much. $ X8 \/ T- l8 x+ M% _9 A

: a6 W2 _, Z4 H$ S, ^" M: c1 D; \' r2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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The price is very suitable for me.
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The price is right. & F* T& \  @* u$ Y

- S+ [  P0 y% C2 `: FNote:suitable(合适的、相配的)最常见的用法是以否定的形式出现在告示或通知上,如:下列节目儿童不宜。The following
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programme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 / Z  Y) R4 S8 k: V) }" a/ K+ r  A
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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Are you working at the moment? 1 W$ ~. v3 [" {- A

% K% Z! N0 Q$ L* P- M$ cNote:what’s your 5 Q( G9 h; z5 D, }% j2 d9 y

1 S: z$ `/ n- l+ O5 ajob这种说法难道也有毛病吗?是的。因为如果您的谈话对象刚刚失业,如此直接的问法会让对方有失面子,所以您要问:目前您是在上班吗?Are you working
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at the moment?接下来您才问:目前您在哪儿工作呢?Where are you working these days?或者您从事哪个行业呢?What
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line of work are you in?顺带说一下,回答这类问题时不妨说得具体一点,不要只是说经理或者秘书
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4 m0 X$ s  S3 N7 o; y4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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# u0 R  q& \2 a9 T, DHow do you say this in English? & s- ~. H8 w" x5 S9 U/ j
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Note:How to say是在中国最为泛滥成灾的中国式英语之一,这决不是地道的英语说法。同样的句子有:请问这个词如何拼写?How do you & \% N) v; L. q$ y# R
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spell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? 3 ^( m) B9 i8 Y5 j( Y; H2 D4 q* U$ d" f

" H, C5 M, {. b- w) S. N5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?   P6 G8 ]+ h+ M5 p2 P0 N

- o9 Y' z3 r$ l# U( N* ZSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. 8 a. e$ o8 }  z* S8 ^9 d

% t) L) |! H( {用I have something to % z4 w7 K, }1 b$ [0 _: z6 K; n% J
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do来表示您很忙,这也完全是中国式的说法。因为每时每刻我们都有事情要做,躺在那里睡大觉也是事情。所以您可以说我很忙,脱不开身:I’m tied
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up.还有其他的说法:I’m I can’t make it at that time. I’d love to, but I can’t, I
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have to stay at home. ) l+ N6 B7 K+ S

% Q( s* d. I5 }" q9 J. G6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. 8 L3 N% T# ~0 z* K/ I

- n0 n5 M" r$ M; M+ {- W0 FI don’t have an English name.
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Note:许多人讲英语犯这样的错误,从语法角度来分析,可能是语法功底欠缺,因为have在这里是实义动词,而并不是在现在完成时里面那个没有意义的助动词。所以,这句话由肯定句变成否定句要加助动词。
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, a1 M) a' s( N7 H$ b  o: V% g" `' j明白道理是一回事,习惯是另一回事,请您再说几话:我没有钱;I don’t have any money.我没有兄弟姐妹;I don’t have any
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7 O; e$ E. K- N7 |4 |" M+ ?brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car. 0 I2 T1 W0 A% z0 F; X0 d
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7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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I don’t think I can. 9 _, Z( q, Y( v8 V0 |, D

( `  s2 ]- w1 ?2 ~0 ENote:这一组然是个习惯问题,在语法上称为否定前置,这就是汉语里面说“我想我不会”的时候,英语里面总是说“我不认为我会”。以后您在说类似的英语句子的时候,只要您留心,也会习惯英语的说法的, % V  q. Y' P3 c
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. : P  j; j1 v3 u0 z( F
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I am not a very good dancer either. % y" m( x. e3 e5 ]+ ?
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Note:当我们说不擅长做什么事情的时候,英语里面通常用not good at something,英语的思维甚至直接踊跃到:我不是一个好的舞者。
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9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? 0 s$ f, f( ?0 w( a3 i' w

, w9 b0 V  y# f) z2 Y8 S$ h! XWhat time is it, please? 9 y8 V, ?5 R0 c. a, D) R) w
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. _/ [& n/ f/ E$ K3 a. j, l$ Oyesterday, 或者what time is it tommorow?所以符合英语习惯的说法是:请问现在几点了?还有一种说法是:How are we
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' b7 |1 x/ \, t" tdoing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 ! i$ I3 G/ e3 {! v" X$ G

  @) O) L8 _- _6 N- ~1 k10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. - m1 U7 c3 j5 r/ O2 P/ q& n

" t. j: C* C0 U* J5 S- _I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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$ \  S" A+ p, M4 z* HNote:有人开玩笑说,全中国人最擅长的一句英文是:My English is poor.实话说,我从来没有遇到一个美国人对我说:My Chinese is % g7 H7 O' ]8 r  w* m& s
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poor. 无论他们的汉语是好是坏,他们会说: I am still having a few problem, but I getting better.
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8 `$ U# n3 [3 s# }0 t4 E* d当您告诉外国人,您的英语很poor,so what(那又怎么样呢),是要让别人当场施舍给我们一些英语呢,还是说我的英语不好,咱们不谈了吧。
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; \) B; I) J, `6 @/ ~  \  U另外一个更大的弊端是,一边不停的学英语,一边不停地说自己的英语很poor,这正像有个人一边给车胎充气,又一边在车胎上扎孔放气。 5 k6 u$ P5 z, ^3 c1 D. O- X

5 S$ Z8 S$ M$ g% E; I0 F我坚信,先不谈别的,如果您现在就苦下功夫,把这本薄薄的《英语54321》吃通吃透,您的英语水平立即就会迅速的提高。所以您再也不用说:我的英语很poor.
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. R' \- m) ~8 I( ^4 _! o0 G  x您可以实事求事地说,我的英语还不算十分流利,但至少我在进步。
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11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday?
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Would you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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: ~4 Y  s/ G/ s/ T4 oNote:join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会,如:join a health club; join the Communist   S+ O) Y9 I9 L+ d/ q$ m/ `" b

7 s, V- I# Q. m: ?Party.事实上,常常与party搭配的动词的come 或者go。如go a wild party,或者come to a Christmas Party。 / b  z* O% y3 Q0 X7 t$ c  c

# |. Z" w! u0 S! m" T8 K/ |12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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I am I don’t know much about that.
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Note:I have no experience这句话听起来古里古怪,因为您只需要说:那方面我懂得不多,或者这方面我不在行,就行了。I am not 2 A% O; T% k9 n) H

2 C; s+ \0 T4 ireally an expert in this area.   Y/ v' R" ^$ C% `* ~" i3 V8 s

! A6 w- r: U- \1 |; s5 {4 n- d13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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; e% G) `1 t) M+ ~' D+ L- hI don’t have a boyfriend.
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0 T4 C/ S& O" N# l' r" o& H14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy.
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4 D2 |# C& e2 r1 g& C7 u4 G+ ~He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy.
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: A: f! u5 A8 o& |7 R( v1 N15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap.
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The price is too high/ rather low.
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# }; N9 ?, M: I16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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0 w6 G/ u& b  s. I$ W& ~- IWe got out of the car. , `& Q& H* d& R# t. m+ T2 X2 n

$ e+ T# |6 G" c+ G( b2 W7 D17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. : {) P. e" P3 J4 f, V

; y4 {# S8 T0 H! e: NThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
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18. 这个春节你回家吗? 8 C$ \$ H$ F8 g9 L4 z6 }

5 N2 R5 o$ Z# s) z8 d: FWill you be going back home for the Spring Festival? 1 A. s7 ^+ b& ^) [+ Y. l1 P8 Y* w

& @8 g- ^+ l/ W6 P9 U是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) + A! S1 q; x/ O" d% ^. f* [- H3 f
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当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) : d* ~; d/ y3 k5 @! }% T% p* P
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以英语为母语的人使用of course的频率要比中国的学生低得多,只有在回答一些众所周知的问题时才说of course。因为of
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& S3 Q' X1 o0 Scourse带有挑衅的意味。在交谈时,用sure或certainly效果会好得多。同时,of course
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not也具挑衅的意味。正常情况下语气温和的说法是certainly not. $ y* W  r. y3 J
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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand.
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My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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1 J8 r8 O0 ]8 C) o6 w) H/ T20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. 2 r; y/ l7 q% }- Q2 R  t
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He looked at her in surprise. ( l0 B0 b. m+ z, K; z: ]

  H6 c( n, O: ~. O21. 我读过你的小说但是没料到你这么年轻。I have read your novels but I didn't think you could be
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! k9 N; v; j" d+ XAfter having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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$ ]. E1 P& z2 [4 m0 s2 w22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。
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3 z6 j" a( O, M5 u# F6 N4 jHer red face made me see through her mind. ' U4 i" L# W( k2 m; m
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Correct: Her red face told me what she was thinking. / |2 d- ]- s: O. u: s6 f
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 1 g" s" e2 A2 i5 q, _) q

0 P0 ^' A0 I/ O' C, BThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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% J' u9 y$ e9 \, Z8 O9 a% DCorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. ( v. M' Y; P8 y
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. $ `: w) _( E' ?, r: O1 a4 B
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25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
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' L8 y: O8 z% s0 z0 mI get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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Samuel is reading a book.
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0 j9 \( T+ [. K7 LSamuel is reading.
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27. exciting / excited。  
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. Z7 {8 f# \, H( f2 {# }. ]28. 我遇到了很多困难。 0 x2 f, ?3 e% w3 Q$ w
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I am having many difficulties. 8 o$ T, V* M  g5 T  t9 ^" z/ T

2 c# P! l, z6 EI am having a few problems / lots of problems. 4 ]! @, ?: u- ?0 i

* ~5 h4 [$ M; b6 Q' ]& z/ b8 Q29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。 , k+ n% y: {. g% o( t
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Please hurry to walk or we'll be late.
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2 C, y$ s. e& vPlease hurry up or we'll be late.  
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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She was so jealous that she became desperate. 6 g; x1 j& f8 _8 M: e; m  N- e

) f" M6 G7 B* i1 N& T. s4 m8 ZJealousy drove her to despair.
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发表于 2006-5-21 11:11 | 显示全部楼层
不看不觉得,一看还真是。我就犯过好几条上面的错误。
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发表于 2006-5-21 14:57 | 显示全部楼层
顶。。。。
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发表于 2006-5-22 13:12 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
I am not
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really an expert in this area.
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